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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1907
Page
7
A holiday clothes tip emphasizing Dress or Business wear with the Alfred Benjamin & Co label. The message promotes this name as synonymous with quality, style, material, fit, and finish for a refined wardrobe.
a store brim full of novel ties that make useful Xmas presents for the man with prices ranging from 15.00 to 45.00 for various items including dress suits and tuxedos, highlighting affordable gift ideas this holiday season.
In a heated session the Republican and Democratic leaders clashed as members were grouped by speakers. A punch was thrown between Mr Williams and Representative DeArmond, leaving Williams with a facial cut and both men restrained by aides while witnesses described the chaotic scene.
The article recounts a confrontation in the house between Mr DeArmond and Mr Williams over committee placements for Missouri members notably Booher and Booker. DeArmond says Williams denied any specific arrangement. a physical altercation occurred after mutual accusations of dishonesty. Williams admits striking first. DeArmond claims he was provoked by a question of veracity.
The sixtieth congress assigns Georgia members to key panels, with Judge Griggs on Ways and Means, Bell on Post Offices and Post Roads, Edwards on oversight of federal buildings, and Hardwick on coinage and on election matters. Longworth replaces Grosvenor on Ways and Means. Hobson joins naval affairs.
Read This List offers deep cuts on mahogany and leather furniture. Prices drop on china closets, rockers, lounges, chairs, and complete dining room suits from Modern English to Sheraton pieces. Many items move from high to low prices, including 12 piece sets and island pieces.
Miracle relief offered for catarrh with Eclipse Catarrh Cure. The letter promises immediate relief, clears blocked air passages, and soothes irritated membranes. Aimed at general sufferers, it asks for 25 cents for a week’s trial and a pipe, with testimonials and a booklet of information.
An Atlantic Coast Line passenger train struck Martha Moore, an elderly Black woman, as she tried to cross Stephene Street in Thomasville, Georgia. Dragged about 16 feet and hurled 26 feet down a steep embankment, she died instantly. The coroner did not hold an inquest. officials ruled no fault.
A Sunday afternoon 330 service at the Young Men's Christian Association features Marion M Jackson of Atlanta delivering a talk on Citizenship in the Kingdom. The event includes a performance by the orchestra and a violin solo by George Colling. All men invited to attend.
Georgetown Kentucky December 19 news of Caleb Powers trial for Goebel assassination yields dramatic crossfire. Convicts William Mulline Lloyd Helton refuse to answer while former convict Bil Collins testifies that Youtsey claimed Powers and Howard were innocent and that Youtsey fired the shot. Grant Roberts, ex postmaster, testifies that a vanishing note warned women prior to the shooting.
A suit for 650000 was filed in Montgomery city court by Montgomery Traction Company against Montgomery Light and Power Company for alleged contract violations. The bill claims strange methods by the power firm and warns the traction current could be cut off, potentially halting all trolley service in Montgomery. Sensational developments are anticipated.
An ornate ad promotes Lemaire opera glasses as the world’s best and urges immediate action to reserve stock from Walter Peters Optical Co at 75 Peghtres Street Lebanon. The notice touts a large import order shipped to Atlanta as a Christmas gift buy, urging early laying aside of stock.
Dudley Georgia December 19 reports that John Hollman son of EM Vincent and Herman Gaemt confessed to two peers that he burned Wbenezer High School and the Baptist church last Sunday night. Hollman was committed to jail.
Tax books closed at 6 PM yesterday but Tax Collector Stewart offered extended grace, pushing the final payment deadline to December 24. A heavy rush of taxpayers—about a thousand—paid mostly by checks, with around 300000 in that form. Total receipts not yet estimated. offices expect most residents to settle during the grace period.
Georgia short line railways held a closed door conference at the New Albany hotel to plan wage cuts. They proposed reductions of 25 percent of total Georgia mileage and indicated the move aims to match lower earnings from diminished local traffic. J W Oglesby of Quitman was elected president as the Georgia Short Line Association forms a stronger collective in railway affairs.
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